BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia wasn’t even present for the Red Sox’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, but in typical Pedroia fashion, he found a way to make his presence felt. Monday’s contest produced another magical moment in the Summer of Mookie, as Mookie Betts launched his 30th homer of the season in the second inning of Boston’s eventual 9-4 win at Fenway Park. Reaching the 30-homer plateau certainly is cause for celebration, especially considering the 23-year-old right fielder joined Ted Williams and Tony Conigliaro as the only Red Sox players to hit 30 homers in a season before their 24th birthday. But Pedroia, who wasn’t ... NESN.com
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Astra oust West Ham, Osmanlıspor power on
West Ham United's hopes of winning a European trophy in their first season at the London Stadium were ended when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Astra Giurgiu in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Held 1-1 in the first leg of their play-off tie in Romania, Slaven Bilić's team fell to a goal just before half-time from Portuguese midfielder Filipe Teixeira and were unable to break down their opponents in the second half, going out 2-1 on aggregate. Tiago Pinto's two goals helped competition debutants Osmanlıspor secure a 3-0 aggregate win against last season's surprise package, Midtjylland. Italian club Sassuolo also completed a 3-0 aggregate triumph on their... UEFA.com - News
Swinging For The Fences: What Tim Tebow’s Baseball Past Says About MLB Hopes
Share this: Tim Tebow has been aiming high his entire life. But this might be his most ambitious goal yet. The 29-year-old will take the field on Aug. 30 not as a quarterback but as a baseball player, holding a workout for reportedly more than 20 Major League Baseball teams — including the Boston Red Sox — in an attempt to kick-start a career on the diamond. It’s a dramatic career turn for a former Heisman Trophy winner; one of the best players in college football history who flamed out after fewer than five seasons in the NFL. But the obvious question remains: Can he do any better on the baseball field? Tebow’s baseball résumé is brief: He played just two seasons of high school ball from 2004 to 2005
David Ortiz’s Milestone Homer Vs. Rays Puts Amazing Career In Context
Share this: With all due respect to young studs like Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi, David Ortiz still runs the show around these parts. The Boston Red Sox designated hitter is enjoying an incredible final season, and he put that into great context Wednesday in his very first at-bat. Facing Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Andriese in the first inning, Ortiz blasted a two-run shot to right field to put Boston on the board. The milestone tater, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games, gave Big Papi exactly 30 home runs and 100 RBIs on the season. That’s significant for several reasons: For starters, the 40-year-old now the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 30 homers in a season. He also now has reached
Nominee interview: Griezmann ‘on the right track’
How does it feel to be nominated among the best three players in Europe?It means I'm on the right track to be among the best. I have to keep going that way, keep working hard and giving joy to people when I play. Without being big-headed, I think I deserve the nomination because I had a great season with my club and the national team.What were your highlights of last season?All of the games we won, but especially the Champions League quarter-final and semi-final [against Barcelona and Bayern München respectively]. And then the whole of the EURO, because it took place in France – it was wonderful, and unfortunately for us we will n... UEFA.com - News
Demaryius Thomas Shuts Trash-Talking Josh Norman Up With Perfect Tweet
Share this: Josh Norman has had a whole lot to say this offseason, but he still has plenty to learn in the art of trash talking. The Washington Redskins cornerback’s latest outburst came in an extensive interview for ESPN the Magazine, in which he called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell “straight horrible.” Norman also took a shot at Demaryius Thomas, claiming he locked up the Denver Broncos wide receiver in Super Bowl 50 while playing for the Carolina Panthers. “I don’t know what he was out there for,” Norman told ESPN. “He was supposed to be an all-world guy, and I shut him down.” Norman isn’t exactly wrong — Thomas had one catch for eight yards — but there’s one problem: Norman’s Panthers lost Super Bowl 50. That opened
Warriors Have ‘Short Window’ To Win An NBA Championship, Says David Robinson
Share this: The Golden State Warriors have a chance to make the 2016-17 NBA campaign a historic one after adding superstar forward Kevin Durant to a team that won a record 73 games last season. Forming a cohesive unit won’t be a walk in the park, though, at least according to one Hall of Famer with two championship rings. “It takes time, you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. It took them a year or two to get their legs underneath them and figure things out and even then that run was relatively short,” San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson told Complex’s Zach Frydenlund. “So if you’re able to put together a team like this, you’re generally going to have a short window because you